Workers, Workers’ Movements & 21st Century Socialism

Sunday, August 3, 2014 - 1:30pm

Enrique Lazcano, Quincy Saul, David Schwartzman & Harry Targ

2014 Moving Beyond Capitalism Conference

Upcoming Global Justice Report Webinars

Monday, September 28, 2020 - 1:00pm

The Rise of Right Wing Populism, Authoritarianism & Fascism

Walter Baier, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Sangeeta Kamat & Tarso Ramos

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President Obama fears a loss of democracy in the

US. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris echo similar warnings. Bernie Sanders calls us to unite against rising authoritarianism in a popular front. Cornel West speaks of the danger of fascism looming over the country. We hear similar concerns from Europe and Latin America. Liberal democracies are in... Read more

Monday, October 5, 2020 - 1:00pm

NAFTA 2.0

Malin Jönsson & Robert Scott

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President Trump proclaims the trade deal between the US, Mexico and Canada as a great improvement over NAFTA. But is USMCA really different or is it NAFTA 2.0? Is it an improvement for working people on both sides of the border? To assess the improvements and limitations we bring you two experienced observers, one from the US, the other from... Read more

Monday, October 12, 2020 - 1:00pm

First Peoples Day

David Barkin & Gustavo Esteva

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October 12 is First Peoples Day, formerly known as Columbus Day. This day has been repurposed to honor the original inhabitants of this hemisphere rather than the Europeans who conquered their lands and carried out genocide against them. At a time of multiple crises our modern world has much that it can learn from these communal societies that... Read more

Monday, October 19, 2020 - 1:00pm

United States Foreign Policy and the 2020 Elections: Anti-Imperialist Struggles in the Years Ahead

Harry Targ

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Political Scientist Harry Targ will talk about the continuities in the US imperial agenda and the variations in policy in the Trump years. Of greatest importance will be upping the anti-imperial agenda if Trump is reelected or if we will be embarking on a Biden foreign policy. Either way it will be crucial to build a strong peace movement.

Monday, October 26, 2020 - 1:00pm

Toward a Better Society

Emily Kawano & Erella Shadmi

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The pandemic has been educating us to take care of each other, to make sacrifices for the common good, to understand how we are all interconnected. How might these values guide us toward a better society? Erella Shadmi (Israeli criminologist and feminist) and Emily Kawano (co-founder Solidarity Economy Network) will discuss the better society... Read more

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 1:00pm

The Crisis of Liberal Democracy

Cliff DuRand & Jerry Harris

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A crisis of legitimacy has afflicted US politics for well over a decade. Belief in democracy and public trust in our political institutions has been in a long term decline. What lies behind the resulting crisis? Jerry Harris and Cliff DuRand look at the big picture as they examine the forces that have... Read more

Monday, November 16, 2020 - 1:00pm

Election Wrap-up: What is the Way Forward?

Laura Carlsen, Jeff Faux, Frances Fox Piven & Leo Panitch

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On November 3 we hope for an answer to the question the whole world is waiting for: four more years of Trump or the Democrats? Actually we might not know the answer for sure until some time later. But by November 16 the dust may have cleared enough so we can be better able to look ahead. ... Read more

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